Iifauce zasekhitshini zibuyela kumaxesha amandulo kwaye ngenxa yoko zinembali ende yokugcina amanzi efikeleleka lula kumakhaya amaninzi..

I-faucet yasekhitshini mhlawumbi yeyona nto isetyenziswa kakhulu kuyo nayiphi na ikhitshi. Usapho oluqhelekileyo luqikelelwa ukucofa itephu ngaphezulu 40 amaxesha ngosuku. Oko kubhalwe yinkampani ye-KWC. Ke iyavakala into yokuba umntu acinge ngetephu yasekhitshini ngokucinga ngakumbi, kuquka indlela yokukhetha echanekileyo kwisitayile sakho sasekhitshini, indlela yokuphila kunye nendlela yokwenza ukuba ihlale iminyaka.

Itephu eqhelekileyo inokuhlala ishumi leminyaka okanye ngaphezulu. Eyokuqala ukunikezela iya kuba kukugqiba ngelixa iplastiki kunye nezinc zikhupha kwiminyaka emihlanu nje. Qinisekisa ukuba uyenza ikhitshi yakho ukuba ihlale ixesha elide ngokugcina isiphelo kwaye ngokungasebenzisi abrasives okanye ammonia..

AmaRoma aMandulo kwi 1000 I-BC isebenzise iifaucethi zesilivere. Kwi 1700 BC, Indawo yaseMinoan yaseKnossos, ibambe umbhobho weterra cotta owawumpompa amanzi emithonjeni. KumaXesha Aphakathi, amakhitshi ayengundoqo wekhaya kwaye phantse yonke into yayijikeleza. Kwi 1845, umtshini wokuqala wokugobhoza wempompo wenziwa nguGust kunye neChimes.

Kwi 1937, indoda egama linguAlfred Moen yenza iitepu enesandla esinye edibanisa amanzi abandayo nashushu ngaphambi kokuba iphume “kwisixhobo sombane”. Weza nalo mbono emva kokutshisa izandla zakhe ngesiphatho sombhobho we-convectional, enye ibanda kwaye enye ishushu. Wayecinga ukuba kufanele kubekho indlela yokufumana loo nto uyifunayo empompini. Weza nethiyori yokulawula ubushushu kunye nobunzima bamanzi ngaxeshanye kwifaucethi yesibambo esinye. Waqhubeka ukuyila itempe ukusuka 1940 ukuya 1945 kwaye emva koko wathengisa itephu yakhe yokuqala enesandla esinye 1947. Ngu 1959, zonke iitofu ezisetyenziswa ngesandla esinye zazikho phantse kuwo onke amakhaya.

Kwi 1945, Landis H. Perry, yenza ivalve yebhola yokuqala edibanisa umthamo kunye nokudibanisa itywina elula. Yenze ukuba iitepu isebenze ngakumbi. UPerry wathengisa ipatent yakhe kuAlex Manoogian ngubani, ekujikeni, wasungula i-Delta faucet 1954. Le faucet idityanisiwe imibono kunye netofu yaba hit. Kwi 1958, intengiso ye-Delta faucet ifikelelwe $1 isigidi.

Ngeminyaka yee-1970, idiski eyenziwe ngeceramic yaqanjwa yiWolvering Brass eyanceda ukulawula ukuhamba kwamanzi. Ukusukela ngoko, idiski itshintshile amaxesha ambalwa ukunyusa ukuchasana nokusebenza kakuhle.

Namhlanje, sinakho ukutsala izitshizi kunye neetampu ze-elektroniki ezenziwe liqela elihlukeneyo labaqambi. Inyani yokuba i-faucet yasekhitshini ifike ngoku ngexesha elifutshane nje ibonisa ukuba iya kuqhubeka nokuphuhlisa kwixesha elizayo.

Iinyani

• Ngokutsho kweGale Research, “Impompo sisixhobo sokuhambisa amanzi kwimibhobho yamanzi. Inokuquka la macandelo alandelayo:i-spout, phatha(s), phakamisa intonga, ikhatriji, iaerator, igumbi lokuxuba, kunye neendawo zokungena amanzi. Xa isiphatho sivuliwe, ivalve ivula kwaye ilawule uhlengahlengiso lokuhamba kwamanzi phantsi kwawo nawaphi na amanzi okanye imeko yobushushu. Umzimba wempompo wenziwa ngobhedu, nangona zinc kunye neplastiki ene-chrome-plated nazo ziyasetyenziswa. kunye “neempompo ziza kwiintlobo ezininzi zeendlela, imibala, kwaye ugqiba. Uyilo lwe-ergonomic lunokubandakanya ubude be-spout ubude kwaye kulula ukuyisebenzisa izibambo. Ubume be-faucet kunye nokugqiba kwayo kuya kuchaphazela inkqubo yokuvelisa. Olunye uyilo luya kuba nzima ngakumbi ukwenza umatshini okanye ukwenza ezinye. Inkqubo yokugqiba eyahlukileyo ingasetyenziselwa ukufikelela kwinkangeleko eyahlukileyo. "
• Iitepu zenziwa ukuba zivule kwaye ziwavale amanzi, lawula ubushushu bamanzi kwaye unikezele ngeendlela ezikhawulezayo nezisebenzayo zokufumana amanzi ekhitshini.
• Iitepu zenziwa ukonga ixesha namandla. Okukhona usezantsi umyinge wokuhamba kwamanzi, amandla angakumbi empompi anokonga.
• NgokukaWill Ford kunye neKitchen Faucet Centre, "Kwikhaya eligcweleyo 4 abantu, itepu yamanzi imalunga 18% yosetyenziso lwamanzi into eninzi yokuthetha kancinci. Ekuhambeni konyaka, umndilili wokusetyenziswa kwekhaya phakathi 6,600-9,750 iilitha zamanzi ngonyaka.”
• Ngokutsho kwe-WaterSense, itephu evuzayo ethontsiza ngesantya sokuthontsiza enye ngesekhondi inokuchitha ngaphezulu 3,000 iilitha ngonyaka. Ikhaya elineethoyilethi ezibhalwe iWaterSense linokusebenzisa loo manzi ukugungxula iinyanga ezintandathu!
• Umyinge wekhaya laseMelika usebenzisa umndilili we 140 iilitha zamanzi ngosuku.
• Ngokutsho konikezelo lwemibhobho, “Ii-aerators ezisezantsi ezigcina umyinge wokuqukuqela ukwi/ngaphantsi komgangatho womanyano we 2.2 gpm, uninzi lweempompo zekhaya lakho zisebenzisa amanzi amancinci kakhulu. Kodwa ngenxa yokusetyenziswa kwabo nzima, basenokuphendula ukuya kuthi ga 20% yokusetyenziswa kwamanzi angaphakathi endlwini yonke imihla. Usapho oluqhelekileyo luya kutsalwa naphi na ukusuka kwiilitha ezili-18 ukuya kwezingama-27 ngosuku kwiimpompo zabo, okubandakanya konke usetyenziso lwetephu ukusuka ekuhlanjweni kwezandla ukuya ekuphekeni. Khumbula ukuba iifaucets ezingenazo ii-aerators-ngokuqhelekileyo ekhitshini okanye iifaucets zokuhlamba iimpahla-zinokuba namazinga okuhamba ngaphaya. 3 gpm, echitha amanzi amaninzi.”

Amanani

• Ngokuka a 2014 Ingxelo yokuThatha uXanduva lukaRhulumente,"40 ngaphandle 50 abaphathi bamanzi karhulumente balindele ukunqongophala kwamanzi phantsi kweemeko eziqhelekileyo kwiindawo ezithile zamazwe abo kule minyaka ilishumi izayo.”
• Ngokutsho kwe-EPA yase-USA, “Ukucima impompo ngelixa uhlamba amazinyo kunokusindisa 8 iilitha zamanzi ngosuku kwaye, ngelixa ucheba, inokugcina 10 iilitha zamanzi ngokucheba. Ukucinga ukuba uhlambe amazinyo akho kabini yonke imihla kwaye uchebe 5 amaxesha ngeveki, ungagcina phantse 5,700 iilitha ngonyaka. Ukuvumela umpompo wakho usebenze imizuzu emihlanu ngelixa ukuhlamba izitya kunokumosha 10 iigaloni zamanzi kwaye isebenzisa amandla awoneleyo ukukhanyisa ibhalbhu ye-60-watt 18 iiyure.”

Amaxabiso

Amaxabiso kwiitepu ayohluka. Zinokumiselwa ngezinto eziphathekayo, uyilo, umsebenzi, kunye nokuhamba. Kuxhomekeke kumthengi ukuba athathe isigqibo sokuba loluphi uhlobo oluya kuba lolona lulungele ikhaya labo. Ukufakela kwakhona kuqwalaselwa xa kumiselwa ixabiso. Nanku umzekelo omfutshane wendlela amaxabiso anokwahluka ngayo:

“Ababoneleli bamanzi abaninzi banika abathengi babo ii-aerator ezihamba kancinci simahla okanye ungathenga enye kwiivenkile ezininzi zokuphucula amakhaya malunga noku. $1-5.00 ngamnye.”